There are, however, similarities between TV and other news media. While much of it comes in small blurbs, there are channels and shows that go in depth into their specific areas. As in print journalism, you can get your tabloid-like news, from shows like ‘Inside Edition’. Also, you have uninterrupted co

The ability to get news instantaneously from the television is a very important one in today’s society. On September 11th, 2001, people in California might not have found out about the attacks until the next day, unless they listened to the radio extensively, if they didn’t have the television to bring it to them live. A lot of busy people don’t have time enough to read the newspaper in the mornings, so they may turn on to one of the many news stations out there to get a quick rundown of yesterday’s news. If a sudden storm were to blow through the area, television will be the first to tell you, and they’ll even have a weather map to show you what it looks like and which direction it’s headed, so that if you need to find shelter, you will have the opportunity to do so. No other news medium has the instantaneous informing power that the television wields.

There are also some specialized news shows, like 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes, on CBS, is an hour-

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